About the Artwork
Ceremonial Oil Box
late 19th century
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Native american
Haida
Cedar, twine and copper
Overall: 4 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (12.1 × 18.4 × 19.7 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
72.478
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Black paint on bottom: 4-5-11718; B-2256
Provenance
between 1871-1895, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907
Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Haida, Native American, Ceremonial Oil Box, late 19th century, cedar, twine and copper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 72.478.
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